KR102127388B1 - Connector and Laundry Treating Apparatus having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a cabinet connector fixed to a cabinet provided with at least one of a power supply device and an information processing device, and provided in a control target device controlled by at least one of the power supply device and the information processing device. And a device connector detachably connected to the device connector, wherein the device connector includes at least two of an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction forming a plane parallel to the cross-section of the cabinet connector, and a Z-axis direction perpendicular to the cross-section of the cabinet connector. It relates to a connector that can move along the direction of the dog.

Description

Connector and clothing processing device equipped with the connector {Connector and Laundry Treating Apparatus having the same}

The present invention relates to a connector for transmitting power or transmitting/receiving data and a clothing processing apparatus provided with the connector.

In general, a clothing processing device is a concept including a device for washing or drying a laundry object, such as clothes, or a device capable of both washing and drying. On the other hand, recently, a steam supply device is provided, and a clothing processing device having a refresh function such as wrinkle removal, odor removal, and static electricity removal of laundry objects has also been spread.

Recently, the aesthetic functions of various devices including clothing processing devices have been highlighted. In the apparel processing device, research on design is actively underway to highlight aesthetic functions.

For example, in the past, the control panel was fixedly installed in the cabinet, but recently, in order to pursue design diversity, the number of clothes handling devices equipped with a control panel on a rotating door is increasing.

In addition, the number of cases in which electronic devices that are provided on the door and which require power supply is installed, such as a control panel, is also increasing.

When electronic devices including a control panel are provided in the door, the power supply device and the information processing device provided in the body of the garment processing device are connected to the electronic device provided inside the door to supply power to the electronic device or to transmit data. Connection devices such as wires or cables are required.

However, in the conventional clothes processing apparatuses, a connecting device that connects the power supply device or information transmission device provided in the main body to the electronic device provided inside the device that is detachably attached to the main body or is rotatably fixed to the main body reduces or aesthetics. There was a problem inhibiting sex.

Furthermore, when the hinge is provided on the left or right side of the door rotatably provided in the cabinet,

Conventionally, there is a problem in that it is not easy to fasten such a power connection device or an information transmission device, and the power line or communication line is inconvenient.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problem of providing a connector for connecting an electronic device provided in a main body (cabinet) with an electronic device provided in a device separated from the main body, and a clothing processing device provided with the connector.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to solve the problem of providing a door capable of changing a rotation direction and an electronic device provided in the door with an electronic device provided in the main body, and a clothing processing device provided with the connector.

The present invention is a cabinet equipped with an inlet for entering laundry; A clothes receiving unit storing laundry objects flowing through the inlet; A door frame for opening and closing the inlet, a hinge part rotatably coupling the door frame to the cabinet, and a door provided with the door frame and having a control panel for inputting control commands or outputting control information; A cabinet connector provided in the cabinet and transmitting and receiving at least one of power and control signals; It is provided detachably to the cabinet connector, the door connector for connecting the control panel to the cabinet connector; includes, the door connector is the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction to form a parallel plane to the end face of the cabinet connector, Provided is a clothes handling device movable along at least two directions of a Z-axis direction perpendicular to a cross section of the cabinet connector.

The cabinet connector is fixed to the cabinet, and includes a cabinet terminal (cabinet terminal) connected to at least one of a power supply device for supplying power and an information processing device for transmitting and receiving a control signal, the door connector includes a receiving groove Connector body fixed to the hinge portion, including; A panel terminal detachably provided on the cabinet terminal to connect the control panel to the cabinet terminal, and movable in at least two directions of the X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, and the Z-axis direction in the receiving groove (Panel terminal); may include.

The door connector is provided inside the receiving groove, a first support portion elastically supporting the panel terminal along the Z-axis direction; It may be provided inside the receiving groove, the panel terminal is a second support for movably supporting at least one of the X-axis direction or the Y-axis direction.

The cabinet terminal may be provided as a socket, and the panel terminal may be provided as a plug.

The door connector further includes; an inclined surface provided on an outer circumferential surface of the connector body, wherein the cabinet connector is fixed to the cabinet to accommodate the cabinet terminal; A guider provided in the cabinet connector body to guide the inclined surface to guide the panel terminal to the cabinet terminal may further include a.

The panel terminal includes a terminal body provided inside the receiving groove; Flanges provided at opposite ends of the terminal body and supported by the first support portion and the second support portion, respectively; It may be further provided to the terminal body is provided detachably connected to the cabinet terminal, the terminal fastening portion connected to the control panel via a wire;.

The first support portion is a fixing portion protruding toward the flange from the bottom surface of the connector body; A bent portion extending from the end of the fixing portion toward the bottom surface of the connector body; It may include; extending from the end of the bent portion toward the flange and the flange is supported.

The connector body further includes a flange guider protruding toward the terminal body from the inner circumferential surface of the accommodation groove along the Z-axis direction (the depth direction of the accommodation groove); and the second support part is provided in the flange guider. It may protrude further from the flange receiving groove to accommodate the upper surface of the flange.

The width of the flange receiving groove is provided with a length in which the flange is movable along the X-axis direction within the flange receiving groove, and the depth of the flange receiving groove moves along the Y axis direction within the flange receiving groove. It may be provided as long as possible.

In addition, the present invention is a cabinet connector fixed to a cabinet provided with at least one of a power supply and an information processing device; And a device connector provided on a control target device controlled by at least one of the power supply device and the information processing device to be detachably connected to the cabinet connector, wherein the device connector is parallel to a cross section of the cabinet connector. A connector movable along at least two directions of an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction forming a plane, and a Z-axis direction perpendicular to a cross section of the cabinet connector may be provided.

The cabinet connector includes a cabinet terminal that is connected to at least one of a power supply device for supplying power and an information processing device for transmitting and receiving control signals, and is fixedly provided in the cabinet. A connector body having a receiving groove; A device terminal detachably provided on the cabinet terminal to connect the control target device to the cabinet terminal and movable in at least two directions among the X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, and the Z-axis direction in the receiving groove ; A first support unit provided inside the receiving groove to elastically support the device terminal along the Z-axis direction; It may be provided inside the receiving groove, the second terminal supporting the device to be movable along at least one of the X-axis direction or the Y-axis direction.

The cabinet terminal may be provided as a socket, and the device terminal may be provided as a plug.

The plug body is inserted into the receiving groove; Flanges provided on opposite ends of the plug body and supported in the receiving groove by the first support portion and the second support portion; It is provided on the plug body so as to be detachable from the socket, the terminal fastening portion connected to the control device through a wire; may further include a.

The connector body further includes a flange guider protruding from the inner circumferential surface of the receiving groove toward the plug body along the Z-axis direction, and the first support portion protrudes toward the flange from the bottom surface of the connector body. The fixed portion, the bent portion extending from the fixing portion toward the bottom surface of the connector body, extending from the bent portion toward the flange, the flange is supported; includes, the second support portion is the flange And a flange receiving groove protruding from the guider to support the upper surface of the flange.

The width of the flange receiving groove is provided with a length in which the flange is movable along the X-axis direction inside the flange receiving groove, and the depth of the flange receiving groove moves along the Y-axis direction within the flange receiving groove. It may be provided as long as possible.

The present invention can achieve an effect of providing a connector for connecting an electronic device provided in a main body (cabinet) with an electronic device provided in a device separated from the main body, and a clothing processing device provided with the connector.

In addition, the present invention can achieve an effect of providing a door capable of changing a rotation direction and an electronic device provided in the door with an electronic device provided in the main body and a clothing processing device provided with the connector.

1 and 2 show an example of the clothing processing apparatus of the present invention.
3 is an exploded perspective view of the door provided in the present invention.
Figure 4 shows the hinge portion and the connector provided in the present invention.
5, 6 and 7 show the front panel and the cabinet connector provided in the clothing processing apparatus.
8, 9, 10 and 11 show the door connector (device connector).

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The configuration or control method of the apparatus to be described below is only for explaining an embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and the same reference numerals are used throughout the specification. .

1 and 2, the garment processing apparatus 100 of the present invention forms an exterior and is provided inside a main body (1, cabinet) equipped with an inlet 13, inside a cabinet and supplied through the inlet 13 It includes a door (5) provided with a control panel (53) to open and close the inlet (13) provided rotatably in the clothes receiving part (3) and the cabinet (1) in which laundry objects are stored.

The cabinet 1 is provided with a front panel 11 forming the front surface of the clothing processing apparatus 100, and the inlet 13 is provided to penetrate the front panel 11 and communicate with the clothes receiving unit 3. . Accordingly, the user may input the laundry object to the clothes receiving part 3 through the inlet 13, and the laundry object stored in the clothes receiving part 3 may be taken out of the cabinet 1.

If the clothing processing apparatus 100 of the present invention is a device for drying only, the clothing receiving portion 3 may be provided only with a drum rotatably provided inside the cabinet 1.

In this case, the drum is rotated by a driving device (not shown) such as a motor provided inside the cabinet, and hot air is supplied by an air supply device (not shown) including a heater and a fan.

On the other hand, if the clothing processing apparatus 100 of the present invention is a device for washing only, the clothes receiving unit 3 is provided inside the cabinet 1, a tub (not shown) in which washing water is stored, and is rotatable inside the tub. It will be provided as a drum (not shown) in which laundry is stored.

The drum is rotated by a driving device provided on the outside of the tub, and the tub is supplied with washing water through a water source (not shown) provided on the outside of the cabinet 1 and a water supply device (not shown) connecting the tub. do.

Meanwhile, the wash water stored in the tub will be discharged to the outside of the cabinet 1 through a drainage device (not shown) provided inside the cabinet 1.

If the clothing processing apparatus 100 of the present invention is provided as a device capable of washing and drying both laundry objects, the clothing receiving part 3 is provided with a tub and a drum, and a driving device and a hot air supply device are provided inside the cabinet 1. , Water supply and drainage will be provided.

Various electronic devices provided in the cabinet 1, including the above-described driving device, hot air supply device, water supply device, and drainage device, are supplied with power through a power supply device (power source, see FIG. 6, FIG. 6). The power supply device 19 supplies power to each electronic device based on a control signal provided by the information processing device (controller, 18, see FIG. 6 ).

The electronic devices including the power supply device 19 are connected to the information processing device 18 to transmit and receive data, and each electronic device performs a function set by a control signal provided by the information processing device 18. do.

2, the door 5 is provided to open and close the inlet (13).

The door 5 includes a door frame 51 provided with a control panel 53 and a hinge portion 55 rotatably fixing the door frame 51 to the cabinet 1.

The control panel 53 (control target device) is not only a means for a user to input a control command to the clothing processing apparatus 100 but also a means for displaying control information of the clothing processing apparatus 100 to the user. That is, the control panel 53 is an electronic device that not only needs to receive power from the power supply device 19 but also needs to exchange data and control signals with the information processing device 18.

Therefore, the present invention is a means for electrically connecting the control panel 53 provided in the door 5 and the power supply device 19 and the information processing device 18 provided inside the cabinet 1 (connector C). This is necessary, but a detailed description will be given later.

3, the door frame 51 may be provided as an outer frame 511 and an inner frame 515.

The inner frame 515 forms one surface of the door 5 that contacts the front panel 11, and the inner frame 515 is provided with a frame through hole 516 penetrating the inner frame 515.

The outer frame 511 is combined with the inner frame 515 to form a part of the front surface of the garment processing apparatus 100, and the control panel 53 (see FIG. 1) is fixed to the outer frame 511.

The door glass 52 is fixed to the outer frame 511, and the door glass 52 is inserted into the inlet 13 through the frame through-hole 516. The door glass 52 may be provided with a transparent material.

The outer frame 511 is provided with a seating surface 512 to which the hinge portion 55 is coupled, and the seating surfaces 512 may be provided at opposite ends of the outer frame 511, respectively. This is to enable the hinge portion 55 to be fixed to the left side of the door frame 51 and also to the right side of the door frame 51.

On the other hand, when the shape of the hinge portion 55 is completely symmetrical (left and right symmetry and up and down symmetry), the shape of the seating surface 512 located on the right side of the outer frame and the seating surface 512 located on the left side of the outer frame The shape may be provided to be axial symmetry with respect to a straight line passing through any reference point located inside the door frame 511.

However, if the shape of the hinge portion 55 is not completely symmetrical, the shape of the seating surface 512 located on the right side of the outer frame and the shape of the seating surface 512 located on the left side of the outer frame are the door frame 511. It may be provided to be point symmetry with respect to any reference point located therein.

That is, the shape of one seating surface may be provided such that the other seating surface is rotated 180 degrees based on an arbitrary reference point provided in the door frame.

3 shows a case where the seating surface 512 is provided to face each other with the door glass 52 interposed therebetween, and in this case, the shape of each seating surface 512 has the center point of the inlet 13 at the door frame ( It is provided to be point-symmetrical based on the projection point P projected on 51).

That is, the shape of the seating surface 512 provided on the left side of the door may be the same as the shape in which the seating surface 512 provided on the right side of the door is rotated 180 degrees based on the projection point P.

The above-described feature of the shape of the seating surface 512 is to enable the hinge portion 55 to be coupled to either the left or right side of the door frame 51, thereby opening and closing the inlet 13 This is to set the rotation direction of (5) differently.

On the other hand, the hinge portion 55 is provided with a hinge body 555 fixed to the cabinet 1, protruding from the hinge body 555, and the hinge arms 556a, 556b to which the door frame 51 is rotatably coupled It is provided.

The hinge body 555 is provided with a guider fixing groove 555a (see FIG. 4) or a guider through-hole (not shown) that provides a passage through which a wire passes through, as well as a connector C to be described later.

The hinge body 555 may be provided in a shape in which the top, bottom, left, and right are symmetrical (for example, a rectangular board), and concave so that one surface of the hinge body 555 does not interfere with the circumferential surface of the inlet 13 It may be provided in a bent shape.

The hinge arm may be provided with a first arm 556a positioned above the guider fixing groove 555a and a second arm 556b positioned below the guider fixing groove 555a.

In this case, the guider fixing groove 555a may be located between the first arm 556a and the second arm 556b. That is, the first arm 556a and the second arm 556b may be provided at positions symmetrical about the guider fixing groove 555a.

Each arm 556a, 556b may be provided to protrude from the hinge body 555 without bending, and the door 5 opens the inlet 13 after extending from the hinge body 555 as shown in FIG. 3. In order to do so, it may be bent toward the direction of rotation.

When the shape of the hinge body 555 is provided with complete symmetry (up, down, left, and right symmetry), and each arm 556a, 556b is provided without bending, the shape of each seating surface 512 described above is the projection point P It may be provided to be line-symmetrical with respect to the passing vertical line.

However, when the shape of the hinge body 555 does not form a complete symmetry, or when each of the arms 556a, 556b is a curved shape, the shape of each seating surface 512 is point symmetric with respect to the projection point P It should be equipped.

Each arm 556a, 556b is provided with a projection 556c to which the door frame 51 is rotatably coupled.

The projections 556c provided on each of the arms 556a and 556b may be coupled to the door frame 51 through the projection receiving grooves (not shown) provided on the seating surface 512, but the projections 556c are shown in the drawing. As shown, it may be coupled to the door frame 51 through the hinge supporter 551 and the supporter cover 553.

The hinge supporter 551 is fixed to the seating surface 512 and includes a protrusion receiving portion 5511 in which the protrusion 556c is accommodated. The supporter cover 553 is coupled to the hinge supporter 551 to prevent the protrusion 556c from being separated from the protrusion receiving portion 5511.

The supporter cover 553 is provided with cover arm accommodating grooves 553a through which the hinge arms 556a and 556b penetrate, and cover guider accommodating grooves 553b through which the wire guider 73 to be described later passes.

In this case, the inner frame 515 is provided with arm guide grooves 517 through which the hinge arms 556a and 556b penetrate, and guide guide grooves 518 through which the wire guider 73 penetrates. This is to prevent the rotation of the door 5 from being interfered by the hinge arms 556a, 556b and the wire guider 73.

Meanwhile, the arm receiving groove 517 and the guider receiving groove 518 are preferably provided at opposite ends of the inner frame 515, respectively. This is to enable the hinge portion 55 to be provided on the right side as well as the left side of the door frame 51.

However, in order to prevent the aesthetic sense of the door 5 from being inhibited, the receiving groove cover 519 (refer to FIG. 2) is provided in the arm receiving groove 517 and the guider receiving groove 518 in which the hinge portion 55 is not provided. It is preferable that it is fixed detachably.

As described above, the hinge portion 55 provided in the present invention can be fixed to any of the seating surfaces 512 provided at opposite ends of the door frame 51, respectively, and the hinge portion of the two seating surfaces 512 A seating surface cover 513 may be provided on the seating surface 512 on which the 55 is not provided.

This is to facilitate coupling between the outer frame 511 and the inner frame 515 by the seating surface cover 513 compensating for the gap between the inner frame 515 and the outer frame 511 by the supporter cover 553. .

Furthermore, the hinge part 55 provided in the present invention may further include a rotation shaft 557 provided between the first arm 556a and the second arm 556b so that the door frame 51 is rotatably supported. .

The door frame 51 is rotatably coupled to the hinge body 55 with only the projections 556c provided on the hinge arms 556a and 556b, so the rotation shaft 557 is not necessarily required in the present invention.

However, if the rotating shaft 557 is further provided in the hinge portion 55, the door frame 51 and the hinge body 555 can be more firmly coupled, and if the rotating shaft 557 is provided with an elastic member or an angle adjusting unit, It is possible to implement an effect capable of adjusting the rotation speed or the rotation angle of the door frame 51.

When the rotary shaft 557 is further provided on the hinge portion 55, the shaft 57d for receiving the rotary shaft 557 is further provided on each arm 556a, 556b, and the hinge supporter is provided on the outer frame 511. A shaft support portion 514 through which the rotation shaft 557 is accommodated may be further included through 551.

As shown in Figure 4, the water receiving portion 556d is provided to face each other in the first arm 556a and the second arm 556b, and the rotating shaft 557 is inserted into each water receiving portion 556d It is fixed to the hinge body (551).

The rotation shaft 557 and the shaft support 514 described above are also located in a space formed by the hinge porter 551 and the supporter cover 553.

Furthermore, the present invention may further include a locking portion 57 for detachably coupling the door frame 51 to the front panel 11.

The locking portion 57 is a hook (571, see FIG. 3) fixed to the guider receiving groove 518, is provided on the front panel 11, the hook fastening portion (573, see FIG. 5) is detachably received ).

In this case, the hook 571 is located in the guider receiving groove 518 in which the hinge portion 55 is not provided among the guider receiving grooves 518 provided at both opposite ends of the inner frame 515. However, when the receiving groove cover 519 is provided in the guider receiving groove 518, the hook 571 will be located on the upper portion of the receiving groove cover 519.

As described above, the control panel 53 is not only a means for a user to input a control command to the clothing processing apparatus 100 but also a means for displaying control information of the clothing processing apparatus 100 to the user. Accordingly, the control panel 53 is provided with a display unit (not shown) on which control information is displayed and an input unit (not shown) for input of control commands.

In order for the control panel 53 to perform the above-described functions, the control panel 53 must not only receive power from the power supply device 19 provided inside the cabinet 1, but also the information processing device 18 and data and control. It should be possible to exchange signals.

Accordingly, the present invention further includes a connector (C) in which the control panel 53 provided in the door 5 is electrically connected to a power supply device or information processing device provided in the cabinet 1.

The connector (C) of the present invention is secured to the hinge part 55 and is provided on the door connector (7, device connector) and front panel 11 electrically connected to the control panel 53 and electrically connected to the power supply device and the information processing device. It may be provided with a cabinet connector (8, 9) connected to.

5, the cabinet connector may be provided with a first connector 8 and a second connector 9 provided at opposite ends of the inlet 13, respectively.

The first connector 8 is provided in the first through hole 15 provided to penetrate the front panel 11 to expose the front panel 11, and the second connector 9 is the second through hole 17 It is provided in and exposed to the outside of the front panel (11).

The first through hole 15 and the second through hole 17 are respectively provided at positions symmetrical to the center point of the inlet 13.

6, the first connector 8 is provided inside the cabinet connector body 81 and the cabinet connector body 81 provided to surround the first through hole 15 on the rear surface of the front panel 11. It is provided may be provided as a cabinet terminal (87, 89) is connected to at least one of the power supply device 19 and the information processing device (18).

FIG. 6 shows a case where the cabinet terminal is provided with a cabinet power terminal 87 connected to the power supply device 19 and a cabinet communication terminal 89 connected to the information processing device 18.

The shape of the cabinet power terminal 87 and the cabinet communication terminal 89 may be provided in any form as long as they can be electrically connected to the panel terminals 75 and 77 to be described later.

However, hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the case where the cabinet terminals 87 and 89 are provided in a socket structure and the panel terminals 75 and 77 are provided in a plug structure is described as an example. .

That is, the cabinet power terminal is provided with a power socket 87 connected to the power supply device 19 through the power wire C2, and the cabinet communication terminal is connected to the information processing device 18 through the communication wire C1. It may be provided as a socket (89).

In this case, the power socket 87 and the communication socket 89 are in the height direction of the cabinet connector body 81 (the height direction of the first through hole) or the width direction of the cabinet connector body 81 (the width direction of the first through hole). It may be provided sequentially.

6 illustrates an example in which the power socket 87 and the communication socket 89 are sequentially stacked from the lower portion of the cabinet connector body 81 toward the upper portion of the cabinet connector body 81.

As shown in FIG. 7, the communication socket 89 includes a fastening section receiving groove 84 in which a communication terminal fastening section 772 (see FIG. 9) provided in the door connector is accommodated, and the fastening section receiving groove 84 A fixing pin coupling portion 83 provided inside and connected to the information processing device 18 through a communication wire C1 may be provided.

The power socket 87 is provided with an almost identical structure to the communication socket 89. That is, the power socket 87 is also a fixed pin coupling portion (not shown) connected to the power supply device 19 through the power wire C2, the fixing pin coupling portion is accommodated, and the power terminal fastening portion 752 of the door connector, FIG. 9) may include a receiving portion receiving groove (not shown) is accommodated.

Meanwhile, the second connector 9 provided in the second through hole 17 is the same as the structure of the first connector 8.

As shown in Figure 6, the second connector 9 is provided inside the cabinet connector body 91 and the cabinet connector body 91 provided on the rear surface of the front panel 11 to surround the second through hole 17. It may be provided with a cabinet power terminal (97, power socket) and a cabinet communication terminal (99, communication socket) provided.

However, the second connector 9 should be provided such that the communication socket 99 is provided at the bottom of the cabinet connector body 91 and the power socket 97 is located at the top of the cabinet connector body 91.

The hinge portion 55 can be fixed to either the left or right side of the door frame 51, and the door connector 7 is fixed to the hinge portion 55, so the hinge body is used to change the position of the hinge portion 55 This is because 555 and the door connector 7 must be rotated 180 degrees relative to the projection point P (FIG. 3).

The structures of the communication socket 99 and the power socket 98 provided in the second connector are the same as the communication socket 89 and the power socket 87 provided in the first connector described above.

On the other hand, the hook fastening portion 573 provided in the locking portion 57 is provided to penetrate through the body 573a and the body 573a detachably provided on the front panel 11, so that the hook 571 is detachable. It may be provided with a hook receiving groove (573b) to be accommodated.

5, the body 573a is provided to close the through holes 15 and 17 provided at positions corresponding to the hooks 571. Therefore, when the hinge portion 55 is fixed in the direction of the first through hole 15, the body 573a closes the second through hole 17 to prevent the second connector 9 from being exposed to the outside, and the hinge When the branch 55 is fixed in the direction of the second through hole 17, the body 573a closes the first through hole 15 to prevent the first connector 8 from being exposed to the outside.

8, the door connector 7 (device connector) includes a connector body 71, a wire guider 73, and a panel terminal (device terminals 75, 77).

The connector body 71 is fixed to the hinge body 555 to be detachably provided on the cabinet connector bodies 81 and 91, and the panel terminals 75 and 77 are provided on the connector body 71 to control the panel 53 Is electrically connected to.

Therefore, when the connector body 71 is inserted into the cabinet connector bodies 81, 91, the panel terminals 75, 77 are connected to the cabinet terminals 87, 89, 97, 99, so that the control panel 53 is powered. It is to be electrically connected to the supply device 19 and the information processing device 18.

The wire guider 73 extends from the connector body 71 toward the door 5 and is provided to penetrate the hinge body 555.

The connector body 71 may be fixed to the hinge body 555 by inserting the wire guider 73 into the guider fixing groove 555a provided in the hinge body 555, or the hinge body 555 through the body fixing part. It can also be fixed to.

The body fixing part may be provided with a slot 581 provided in the hinge body 555 and a slot protrusion 583 provided in the connector body 71.

As shown in FIG. 9, the connector body 71 is provided in a hexahedral shape with an open top surface, and an accommodating groove 711 in which panel terminals 75 and 77 are accommodated.

Inside the receiving groove 711, a flange guider 715 is provided along the height direction of the connector body 71 (Z-axis direction, a direction perpendicular to the end face S of the cabinet connector).

The flange guider 715 may be provided on opposite sides of the receiving groove 711, and as shown in FIG. 10, a plurality of flange guiders 715 are longitudinal in the receiving groove 711 (X-axis direction). It may be provided spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance.

At least one of the first flange portion 719 and the second flange portion 717 supporting the panel terminals 75 and 77 may be provided inside the receiving groove 711.

The flange first support portion 719 supports the panel terminals 75 and 77 so that the panel terminals 75 and 77 can move along the height direction (Z-axis direction) of the connector body 71 (the panel terminals are provided) Flanges 757, 777 are supported).

The flange first support portion 719 is located at a predetermined distance from the lower portion of the flange second support portion 717, and the flanges 757 and 777 provided on the panel terminal include the flange first support portion 719 and the flange second support portion ( 717).

As illustrated in FIG. 11, the flange first support portion 719 is provided with a fixing portion 719a and a fixing portion provided along the height direction (Z-axis direction) of the connector body 71 at the bottom surface of the receiving groove 711. The panel terminals 75 and 77 extend along the height direction of the connector body 71 at the end of the bent portion 719b and the end of the bent portion 719b extending from the end of the 719a toward the bottom surface of the receiving groove 711 ) May be provided as an extension 719c supporting the.

Since the flange first support portion 719 provided in the present invention is provided with a bent portion 719b, it is possible to provide elastic force to the panel terminals 75 and 77. Accordingly, the panel terminals 75 and 77 supported by the flange first support portion 719 are movable along a direction perpendicular to the cross-section S of the cabinet connectors 8 and 9 (Z-axis direction).

On the other hand, the structure of the above-described flange first support 719 is only an example, so long as the above-described function can be implemented, the flange first support 719 may be modified to another structure.

The flange second support part 717 is provided in the longitudinal direction of the connector body 71 (X-axis direction, the longitudinal direction of the cross-section S of the cabinet connector) and the width direction of the connector body 71 (Y-axis direction, the cross-section S). It is a means for supporting the panel terminals 75 and 77 so that the panel terminals 75 and 77 can move along the direction of at least one of the width direction of.

The flange second support part 717 is provided to protrude toward the center of the receiving groove 711 from the flange guider 715, and the flange second support part 717 accommodates the flange in which the flanges 757 and 777 of the panel terminal are accommodated. The groove 717a is provided.

The outer peripheral surface of the connector body 71 is provided with an inclined surface 713, wherein the inclined surface 713 is provided with an inclined surface guider provided in the cabinet connector body 81 when the connector body 71 is inserted into the cabinet connector body 81 ( 85) to help the panel terminals 75, 77 engage the cabinet terminals 87, 89, 97, 99.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 8, the connector body 71 is provided with a drawer 716 for communicating the receiving groove 711 with the outside of the connector body (71).

The withdrawal part 716 may be provided with a hole penetrating the connector body 71, and as shown in the drawing, the connector body 71 may be cut along the height direction of the connector body 71. It might be.

The panel terminal which is provided flexibly inside the receiving groove 711 is detachably coupled to the panel power terminal 75 and the cabinet communication terminals 89 and 99 detachably coupled to the cabinet power terminals 87 and 97. It may be provided as a panel communication terminal (77).

However, when the cabinet power terminals (87, 97) and the cabinet communication terminals (89, 99) are provided in the form of a socket, the panel power terminals are provided with a power plug (75) coupled to the power sockets (87, 97). Preferably, the panel communication terminal is provided with a communication plug 77 coupled to the communication sockets 89 and 99.

As illustrated in FIG. 11, the power plug 75 is powered along the width direction (Y-axis direction) of the power plug body 751 (power terminal body) and the connector body 71 provided inside the receiving groove 711. It is provided with a flange 757 which protrudes from the plug body 751 and a power terminal fastening portion 752 that protrudes from the power plug body 751 along the height direction (Z-axis direction) of the connector body 71. Can be.

The power plug body 751 may be provided in a hexahedral shape with an open lower surface, and a power terminal fastening portion 752 may be provided in a form in which a plurality of power plug bodies 751 protrude from the upper surface.

The power terminal fastening portion 752 is inserted into the fastening portion receiving groove 84 provided in the power sockets 87 and 97 when the power plug 75 is coupled to the power sockets 87 and 97.

The power terminal fastening portion 752 includes a fastening body 754 protruding from the power plug body 751, a fastening through hole 753 provided to penetrate the fastening body 754, and a fastening through hole ( 753) a power line fixing pin (755, conductor) fixed inside and connected to the control panel 53 through the panel power wire W2 is provided.

The power line fixing pin 755 comes into contact with the fixing pin coupling portion 83 connected to the power wire C2 when the power terminal coupling portion 752 is inserted into the coupling portion receiving groove 84. Therefore, in the present invention, as long as the power plug 75 is coupled to the power sockets 87 and 97, the power line fixing pin 755 is connected to the fixing pin coupling portion 83, so that the power supply device 19 and the control panel 53 ) Can be electrically connected.

The flanges 757 may be provided at opposite ends of the power plug body 751, and the plurality of flanges 757 are provided spaced apart from each other.

As shown in FIG. 10, the width L1 of the flange 757 is provided smaller than the distance L2 between one flange guider 715 and the other flange guider 715.

Therefore, by inserting the flange 757 in the space formed between the flange guider 715, the power plug body 751 can move into the receiving groove 711, and the power plug body located inside the receiving groove 711 ( 751) may be fixed to the connector body 71 by inserting the flange 757 into the space between the flange first support portion 719 and the flange second support portion 717.

When the power plug body 751 is fixed to the connector body 71, the lower surface of the flange 757 is supported by the flange first support portion 719, and the upper surface of the flange 757 is the flange receiving groove 717a Is inserted in.

The width (M1) of the flange receiving groove is provided with a length in which the flange 757 is movable along the X-axis direction within the flange receiving groove 717a, and the depth M2 of the flange receiving groove is the flange 757 receiving the flange Inside the groove 717a, the length is movable along the Y-axis direction.

Accordingly, the power plug 75 can be moved along the Z axis by the flange first support portion 719 as well as along the X axis and Y axis through the flange second support portion 717.

The power plug 75 is provided to be movable inside the receiving groove 711 along the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z, so that the power plug 75 can be easily coupled to the power socket 87.

Tolerances exist in all the mechanical devices, and the flange first support portion 719 and the flange second support portion 717 are provided with a door connector 7 even when the position or shape of the cabinet connectors 8 and 9 is out of tolerance. , Device connector) is a means to be coupled to the cabinet connector (8, 9).

Meanwhile, the communication plug 77 provided in the connector body 71 is the same as the structure of the power plug 75 described above. That is, as shown in Figure 9, the communication plug 77 is a communication plug body (771, communication terminal body) located inside the receiving groove 711, the flange provided on both opposite ends of the communication plug body (771), respectively (777), the communication plug body 771 is provided with a communication terminal fastening portion 772 is provided protruding from the upper surface.

The communication terminal fastening portion 772 is also the same as the structure of the power terminal fastening portion 752. That is, the communication terminal fastening portion 772 is also fixed to the fastening body 774, fastening through-hole 773, fastening through-hole (not shown) inside the control panel 53 through the panel communication wire (W1) It is provided with a communication line fixing pin (775) connected to.

Therefore, in the present invention, as long as the communication plug 77 is coupled to the communication sockets 89 and 99, the communication line fixing pin 775 is connected to the fixing pin coupling portion 83, and thus the information processing device 18 and the control panel ( 53) can be electrically connected.

As shown in FIG. 8, the wire guider 73 includes a guider body 731 extending from the connector body 71 and a wire receiving portion 735 provided in the guider body to accommodate the wires W1 and W2. do.

The guider body 731 penetrates the hinge body 555 through the guider fixing groove 555a, and one end (free end) of the guider body 731 is located inside the door frame 51.

One end of the guider body 731 located inside the door frame 51 may further include a rotation shaft support 733 in which the outer circumferential surface of the rotation shaft 557 is accommodated.

The wire accommodating part 735 is a means for guiding the wires W1 and W2 drawn out from the accommodating groove 711 into the door frame 51 through the drawing part 716 provided in the connector body 71. Accordingly, the wires W1 and W2 can connect the panel terminals (device terminals, 75 and 77) to the control panel 53 without interfering with the hinge portion 55.

Since the above-described garment processing apparatus 100 of the present invention can combine the hinge portion 55 in either the left or right side of the door frame 51, the rotational direction of the door 5 can be set as desired.

In addition, the clothing processing apparatus 100 of the present invention, even if the hinge portion 55 is installed at any one of the left and right sides of the inlet 13, the control panel 53 provided on the door 5 is a cabinet through the connector (C). (1) It is connected to the information processing device 18 and the power supply device 19 provided therein.

On the other hand, the door connector 7 is provided fixed to the hinge portion 55, and the cabinet connectors 8 and 9 are provided at opposite ends of the inlet 13 to which the hinge portion 55 can be coupled, respectively. Therefore, in the present invention, when assembling the hinge portion 55 to the front panel 11, the door connector 7 and the cabinet connectors 8 and 9 are combined, thereby easily assembling the clothing processing apparatus 100.

Since the present invention can be implemented in various forms, the scope of the right is not limited to the above-described embodiment. Therefore, if the modified embodiment includes the components of the claims of the present invention, it should be regarded as belonging to the scope of the present invention.

5: door 51: door frame 511: outer frame
512: seating surface 513: seating surface cover 514: shaft support
515: Inner frame 517: Female receiving groove 518: Guider receiving groove
519: receiving groove cover 52: door glass 53: control panel
55: hinge portion 551: hinge supporter 5511: projection receiving portion
553: supporter cover 555: hinge body 556a, 556b: hinge arm
556c: projection 557: rotating shaft 57: lock
C: Connector 7: Door connector (device connector)
71: connector body 711: receiving groove 715: flange guider
716: withdrawal portion 717: flange second support portion 719: flange first support portion
73: wire guider 731: guider body 733: rotating shaft support
735: wire receiving portion 75: power plug (panel power terminal)
751: power plug body (power terminal body) 752: power terminal fastener
757: Flange 77: Communication plug (panel communication terminal)
771: communication plug body (communication terminal body) 772: communication terminal fastening
777: Flange 8: First connector 81: Cabinet connector body
87: power socket (cabinet power terminal) 89: communication socket (cabinet communication terminal)

Claims (15)

A cabinet equipped with an inlet through which laundry is introduced;
A clothes receiving unit storing laundry objects flowing through the inlet;
A door frame for opening and closing the inlet, a hinge part rotatably coupling the door frame to the cabinet, a door provided in the door frame and having a control panel for inputting control commands or outputting control information;
A cabinet connector provided in the cabinet and transmitting and receiving at least one of power and control signals;
It is provided detachably to the cabinet connector, the door connector for connecting the control panel to the cabinet connector; includes,
The cabinet connector includes a cabinet terminal for transmitting and receiving at least one of power and control signals.
The door connector is detachably provided on the cabinet terminal to connect the control panel to the cabinet terminal and to the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction to form a parallel plane to the cross-section of the cabinet connector, to the end surface of the cabinet connector. And a panel terminal movable along at least two of the Z-axis directions perpendicular to each other. According to claim 1,
The cabinet terminal is fixed to the cabinet, and is connected to at least one of a power supply device for supplying power and an information processing device for transmitting and receiving control signals,
The door connector further includes a connector body fixed to the hinge portion including a receiving groove;
The panel terminal is a clothes processing apparatus, characterized in that it can move along at least two of the X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, and the Z-axis direction in the receiving groove. According to claim 2,
The door connector
A first support part provided inside the receiving groove to elastically support the panel terminal along the Z-axis direction;
And a second support portion provided inside the receiving groove to movably support the panel terminal along at least one of the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction. According to claim 3,
The cabinet terminal is provided with a socket,
The panel terminal is a clothing processing device, characterized in that provided with a plug. According to claim 3,
The door connector further includes; an inclined surface provided on the outer circumferential surface of the connector body,
The cabinet connector
A cabinet connector body fixed to the cabinet to accommodate the cabinet terminals;
And a guider provided on the cabinet connector body to guide the panel terminal to the cabinet terminal so that the inclined surfaces are coupled. According to claim 3,
The panel terminal
A terminal body provided inside the receiving groove;
Flanges provided at opposite ends of the terminal body and supported by the first support portion and the second support portion, respectively;
Clothing terminal is provided in the terminal body is detachably connected to the cabinet terminal, a terminal fastening portion connected via a wire to the control panel; clothing processing apparatus further comprising a. The method of claim 6,
The first support
A fixing part protruding from the bottom surface of the connector body toward the flange;
A bent portion extending from the end of the fixing portion toward the bottom surface of the connector body;
And an extension portion extending from the end of the bent portion toward the flange and supporting the flange. The method of claim 6,
The connector body further includes a flange guider protruding from the inner circumferential surface of the receiving groove toward the terminal body along the Z-axis direction (the depth direction of the receiving groove);
The second support portion protrudes from the flange guider, the garment processing apparatus further comprises; a flange receiving groove in which the upper surface of the flange is accommodated. The method of claim 8,
The width of the flange receiving groove is provided with a length in which the flange is movable along the X-axis direction within the flange receiving groove,
The depth of the flange receiving groove is a clothing processing apparatus, characterized in that the flange is provided with a length movable along the Y-axis direction within the flange receiving groove. A cabinet connector fixed to a cabinet provided with at least one of a power supply device and an information processing device; And
It includes a device connector provided on a control target device under control of at least one of the power supply device and the information processing device, and is detachably connected to the cabinet connector.
The cabinet connector includes a cabinet terminal for transmitting and receiving at least one of power and control signals.
The device connector is provided detachably to the cabinet terminal, connects the control target device to the cabinet terminal, and forms a plane parallel to the end face of the cabinet connector in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction, and the cross-section of the cabinet connector. And a device terminal movable along at least two directions of a Z-axis direction perpendicular to the connector. The method of claim 10,
The cabinet terminal is connected to at least one of a power supply device for supplying power and an information processing device for transmitting and receiving control signals, and is fixedly provided in the cabinet,
The device connector further includes a connector body having a receiving groove,
The device terminal is movable in at least two of the X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, and the Z-axis direction inside the receiving groove,
The device connector,
A first support unit provided inside the receiving groove to elastically support the device terminal along the Z-axis direction; And
And a second support portion provided inside the receiving groove to movably support the device terminal along at least one of the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction. The method of claim 11,
The cabinet terminal is provided with a socket,
The device terminal is a connector, characterized in that provided with a plug. The method of claim 12,
The plug
A plug body inserted into the receiving groove;
Flanges provided on opposite ends of the plug body and supported in the receiving groove by the first support portion and the second support portion;
A connector provided on the plug body so as to be detachably attached to the socket, and further comprising a terminal fastening part connected to the control device through a wire. The method of claim 13,
The connector body further includes a flange guider protruding from the inner circumferential surface of the receiving groove toward the plug body along the Z-axis direction,
The first support portion is a fixing portion protruding toward the flange from the bottom surface of the connector body, a bent portion extending from the fixing portion toward the bottom surface of the connector body, and the flange extending from the bent portion toward the flange It includes; an extended portion is supported,
The second support portion is a connector, characterized in that it includes; a flange receiving groove protruding from the flange guider to support the upper surface of the flange. The method of claim 14,
The width of the flange receiving groove is provided with a length in which the flange is movable along the X-axis direction within the flange receiving groove,
The depth of the flange receiving groove is a connector, characterized in that the flange is provided with a length movable along the Y-axis direction in the flange receiving groove.

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